TOPFLIGHT INNOVATIONS
Specialty Inks
Topflight has experience with a wide range of water-based, UV, and
solvent inks for flexo, screen and letterpress equipment. When used in
combination with hundreds of available adhesives and substrates,
engineers have unparalleled design options.
Chromatic inks are designed to change color in various conditions.
Thermochromic inks react to heat or cold within a given range.
Hydrochromic inks appear only when exposed to water while
phosphorescent inks radiate retained light which glows in the dark.
Photochromic inks appear with exposure to specific wavelengths of
light, usually within 20 seconds. And, iridescent inks contain
microscopic glass shavings to reflect the entire spectrum of light in a
prism effect.
Thermochromic inks indicate when
a product has reached an
appropriate temperature or that a
change has occurred. They may be
used for interactive packaging,
food safety, or product integrity
features.
Security inks containing plant DNA, markers, or taggants can be read
by customs or brand-owner personnel to verify product authenticity
and to counteract counterfeiting and gray market sales. Taggants can
be engineered with unique microscopic codes or graphics for a custom
solution.
Chemically reactive inks detect the presence or absence of specific
chemicals. While primarily used in security applications, these inks can
also be used for air quality sensors, water testing, and other monitoring
devices.
Topflight has experience printing a variety of conductive inks,
including silver, silver/silver chloride and carbon polymer thick films
(PTF), as well as silver and graphene nano-particle flakes. These inks
are used in printed electronics applications such as sensors, test strips,
diagnostic assays, displays, RFID tags, and circuits.
Radiopaque tags, grids, dots, and
markers provide visible markings
on items exposed to x-rays, MRI’s
or other imaging technologies.
Any questions regarding this information, can be directed to Regina Todd, 717.227.5202, [email protected].
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